CEBS has today published the final text of its Guidelines for the joint assessment of the elements covered by the supervisory review and evaluation process and joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross-border groups (GL 39).

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has today published a Consultation Paper on the Guidelines regarding AMA changes with the aim of assisting institutions using the Advanced Measurement Approach (AMA) to further develop their AMA models.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has today published its revised Guidelines on the recognition of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs), which were first released on 20 January 2006.

CEBS has submitted its comments on the IAASB's Proposed International Standards on Auditing ISA 315 (Revised), Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement through Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and ISA 610 (Revised), Using the Work of Internal Auditors.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has published today its guidelines on liquidity cost benefit allocation. The draft guidelines were presented for public consultation with the consultation period ending 10 June 2010. During this period a public hearing was also held. A summary of the industry’s responses to the consultation paper (CP36) is published in the feedback document. Based on the analyses provided in this document, the guidelines have not substantially changed. In particular, the five main guidelines have been kept unchanged.

CEBS has today published its second peer review report on the functioning of colleges aimed at enhancing supervisory convergence by means of assessing the implementation of supervisory provisions set out in EU legislation, CEBS guidelines and other CEBS documents.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has published today its draft consultation paper on the Guidebook on Internal Governance (CP 44) aiming at enhancing and consolidating supervisory expectations in order to improve the sound implementation of internal governance arrangements. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) publishes today its consultation paper (CP43) on its draft advice to the European Commission on the non-eligibility of entities producing only credit scores for ECAI recognition.

Following the IASB's request for comments to its constituents, CEBS has today submitted its comments on the FASB's Proposed Accounting Standards Update dealing with Accounting for Financial Instruments and Revisions to the Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.

Following the publication of the results of the EU-wide stress test on 23 July 2010, CEBS issues a statement to clarify the details of key criteria used in the disclosures of banks exposures to sovereign debt accompanying the publication of the results.

CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/3 Defined Benefit Plans – Proposed Amendments to IAS 19 The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/7 Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Disclosure for Fair Value Measurements. The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its revised Guidelines on the management of concentration risk under the supervisory review process and Position paper on the recognition of diversification benefits under Pillar 2.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes the final text of its revised Guidelines on stress testing which takes into the account the results of the earlier public consultation which run from December 2009 to March 2010.

CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IFAC Monitoring Group’s Consultation Paper dealing with the Review of the IFAC Reforms The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the auditing-related issues can be accessed here.

Further to its statements issued on 18 June, 7 July and 19 July 2010, CEBS today releases its summary report on the results of the EU-wide stress test exercise. A Q&AS paper jointly prepared by CEBS, ECB and European Commission is also published.

CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/4 Fair Value Option for Financial Liabilities. The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its consultation paper (CP41) on its draft guidelines on revised Article 3 of the Directive 2006/48/EC (hereafter “Article 3”). The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2010/2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting - The Reporting Entity. The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

Following its statement issued on 18 June 2010, CEBS provides further information on the EU-wide stress test exercise which is now being finalised by CEBS and the national supervisory authorities, in close cooperation with the ECB.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes two follow-up reports setting out the outcome of its efforts in assessing banks’ disclosures published, one, in their 2009 audited annual reports and, two, in their 2009 Pillar 3 reports.

CEBS has today submitted its comments on the IASB's Exposure Draft ED/2009/12 Financial Instruments: Amortised Cost and Impairment. The list of all comment letters CEBS submitted to the IASB can be accessed here.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on CP(39) - draft Guidelines for the joint assessment of the elements covered by the supervisory review and evaluation process and the joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross-border groups.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its revised consultation paper (CP35rev) on its draft guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today starts a public consultation on its proposed amendments to the Guidelines on Common Reporting (COREP) which will run for three months and will end on 16 September 2010.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its implementation guidelines on capital instruments. The revised Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) introduces explicit rules for the treatment of instruments eligible as capital and, in particular, requirements for their inclusion in institutions’ original own funds without limit. The amendments will need to be transposed into Member States’ national law by 31 October 2010 and will be applied from 31 December 2010.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its report on the national implementation of its High-level Principles for Remuneration Policies that was published in April 2009, addressed both to regulators and regulated institutions.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) organises a public hearing in London on 28 June 2010 (from 10:30 to 12:30) to preview the findings of this year’s follow-up work assessing banks’ transparency.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its Principles for disclosures in times of stress intended to guide financial institutions in the preparation of public disclosures made to conform with existing disclosure requirements or recommendations or on an ad hoc basis, incorporating the lessons learnt from the financial crisis.

CEBS today publishes for consultation draft Guidelines for the joint assessment of the elements covered by the supervisory review and evaluation process and the joint decision regarding the capital adequacy of cross border groups (CP39).

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) published a summary of the discussions at the public hearing on its draft guidelines on the management of operational risk in market-related activities.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its draft implementation guidelines (CP38) on Article 106(2) (c) and (d) of Directive 2006/48/EC as amended by Directive 2009/111/EC. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its consultation paper (CP37) on the review of its Guidelines on the recognition of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) of 20 January 2006. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its consultation paper on draft guidelines on liquidity cost benefit allocation. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has launched a consultation on its draft guidelines for the operational functioning of colleges. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) have today published a new classification system aimed at reducing over time the reporting burden placed on entities that are required to deliver data to the Eurosystem as well as to supervisory authorities.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) today publishes its high level principles for risk management. These principles should be considered both by institutions (as part of the ICAAP) and supervisors (as part of the SREP) within the supervisory review framework under Pillar 2.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) organises a public hearing on 10 March 2010 at the CEBS premises in London from 10.00 to 13.00 to discuss its draft revised Guidelines on stress testing (CP32).

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) held a public hearing on 26 January 2010 to discuss comments received during the consultation period on the draft draft disclosure guidelines reflecting the lessons learnt from the financial crisis (CP 30). The summary of the discussions has been published together with the presentation given at this event.

CEBS organised a two day policy-level conference as an opening event to the Eurosystem programme ‘Strengthening macro and micro-prudential supervision in EU candidate countries and potential candidate countries.

On 20 January 2010, CEBS provided answer to the EU Commission’s communication on an EU Framework for Cross-Border Crisis Management in the Banking Sector. The views expressed in this contribution cover the different areas contained in the communication issued by the Commission on 20 October 2009.

In December 2009, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) published its consultation paper (CP33) on its implementation guidelines on capital instruments. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) has launched a consultation on its draft guidelines for the operational functioning of colleges. The consultation is open to all interested parties, including supervised institutions and other market participants.

CEBS publishes today the revised framework on Common Reporting (COREP). The COREP templates have been amended to incorporate changes of the CRD (directives 2009/27/EC and 2009/83/EC) as well as CRD II amendments (directive 2009/111/EC) and will be applicable by 31 December 2010.